Table 2.
Self-perceived competence in EBM: students' responses shown in proportions for the first three questions
| Question | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Estimated time in tracing an abstract of interest | " > 1 hour or mostly not traceable" | "Between 30 minutes to 1 hour" | "< 30 minutes" |
| 8(17.8) | 14(31.1) | 33(51.1) | |
| 2. Satisfaction with search results | "Less than half of the time or very seldom/never" | "Around half of the time" | "Majority, most or all of the time" |
| 16(35.5) | 21(46.7) | 8(17.8) | |
| 3. Ability to tell a good study from a not-so-good study | "Occasionally to very rarely or never" | "Sometimes" | "Often, most or all of the time" |
| 25(58.1) | 18(41.9) | 0 | |
We simplified the presentation by merging ratings one and two (e.g. "mostly not traceable" and "> 1 hour" were combined into "> 1 hour or mostly not traceable") as well as ratings four and five (e.g. "< 10 minutes" and "between 10 and 30 minutes" were combined into "< 30 minutes") for each question.